In an attempt to give the best students from poor and minority public school districts an equal footing in university admissions, the legislature enacted a 1997 law that guaranteed automatic admission to state universities for a high school graduate who finished in the top percent of his or her class.

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In an attempt to give the best students from poor and minority public school districts an equal footing in university admissions, the legislature enacted a 1997 law that guaranteed automatic admission to state universities for a high school graduate who finished in the top 	 percent of his or her class.

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The law guarantees automatic admission to state universities for a high school graduate who finished in the top 10 percent of his or her class.

In an Attempt to Give the Best Students from Poor